Atacama

Live PARROTS transported across Andes were used for feather trade in Atacama Desert 900 years ago

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Parrots were carried across the Andes almost 1,000 years ago so vendors could sell their colourful feathers to customers in the Atacama desert, a study has found.  Analysis of six mummified species revealed they were carried more than 300 miles from their native region in the eastern Amazon to the arid land across the mountains. … Read more

Live PARROTS were transported across the Andes to be traded in the Atacama Desert 900 years ago

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Parrots were carried across the Andes almost 1,000 years ago so vendors could sell their colourful feathers to customers in the Atacama desert, a study has found.  Analysis of six mummified species revealed they were carried more than 300 miles from their native region in the eastern Amazon to the arid land across the mountains. … Read more